Investigation of cellular fatty acid composition of Xanthomonas spp. as chemical markers of productivity and quality of xanthan gum

•The fatty acids composition of Xanthomonas was correlated with xanthan production.•The Xanthomonas strains fatty acid is composed mainly of straight chain structures.•There is no relation of the fatty acids with the synthesized gums viscosity.•Production chemical marker can be used in industrial pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Carbohydrate polymers 2018-07, Vol.192, p.291-298
Hauptverfasser: Miranda, Andrea Lobo, Costa, Samantha Serra, Assis, Denilson de Jesus, Andrade, Bianca Bomfim, de Souza, Carolina Oliveira, Oliveira, Maria Beatriz Prior Pinto, Guimarães, Alaíse Gil, Druzian, Janice Izabel
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Zusammenfassung:•The fatty acids composition of Xanthomonas was correlated with xanthan production.•The Xanthomonas strains fatty acid is composed mainly of straight chain structures.•There is no relation of the fatty acids with the synthesized gums viscosity.•Production chemical marker can be used in industrial production of xanthan. In this study, we investigated the cellular fatty acid profiles of different Xanthomonas pathovars producing xanthan gum and explored the fatty acid composition to identify chemical markers of xanthan gum productivity and quality. Three Xanthomonas pathovars were studied. The fermentation was conducted for 168 h. Samples from the fermented medium were collected for extraction, quantification, and characterization of xanthan. The unsaturated/saturated (U/S) fatty acid ratio in Xanthomonas cells during fermentation was correlated with production, viscosity, and molecular weight of the gum obtained at each 24 h. The Xanthomonas axonopodis pv manihotis 290 strain showed a higher U/S ratio for major cell fatty acids (C16:1ω7/C16:0) as compared with the other two strains; this high ratio was directly associated with xanthan production. No correlation was observed between cellular fatty acid composition and characteristics of xanthan synthesized. Thus, it was possible to determine a production chemical marker for xanthan gum in Xanthomonas strains.
ISSN:0144-8617
1879-1344
DOI:10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.03.078